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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2009
Page
3
Readers share praise for Dr. Cindy Brown and staff at Aiken Animal Hospital for allowing lengthy goodbye time and sending a consoling note after a pet passed. A reader also asks about 21 polo horses found dead in Florida and urges border controls to prevent spread to South Carolina.
The Aiken Standard lists corrections including Jimmy Jones as founder and director of Christ Central Ministries and corrects a NAACP banquet ticket price to 50 dollars for adults and 25 dollars for youth. It also fixes misidentified portraits and goalie GAAs for South Aiken High School.
Residents at a School Board meeting pledge monthly $20 donations to the Public Education Partners CPR program aiming to raise up to $2 million for Aiken County School District needs. PEP notes 41 000 homeowners received a rollback averaging about $50 monthly after tax changes.
Aiken Regional Medical Centers hosts an Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria with booths from South Carolina Electric & Gas Lowe's Grainger Cold Creek Nursery Waste Management and Clemson Extension. The Green Team led by Trent Lee aims to educate staff and the community on waste reduction recycling and smarter disposal while maintaining patient care.
Reader submissions are encouraged. Submit to editorial aikenstandard dot com or call 644 2401 for the Newsroom. Managing Editor Michael Gibbons can be reached at 644 2381, and Scott B Hunter at 644 2345. Address: P O Box 456, 326 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29802.
Aiken County Council tabled a 1.19 acre rezoning request from RD to UD at the corner of Columbia Highway and Bradley Mill Road amid concerns the change is too broad for surrounding property. The owner’s attorney urged recognizing current commercial intent, while planning staff notes considered intermediate options like LD or OR. Additional action included about $800,000 for North Augusta intersection improvements and 30 vacant positions including pool lifeguards for Graniteville, with debate on reopening the aging recreation center pool.
Nine emergency medical technicians two EMS crew chiefs a corporal and a lieutenant at the detention center a training manager lieutenant at the detention center one registrar of mesne conveyance office ESO trainee with the public service authority recreation program supervisor a co‑op student with the county parks recreation and tourism department three day camp counselors six lifeguards student intern with the county two water safety instructors
The Aiken Standard lists Pick 3 and Pick 4 results for midday and evening draws with totals for Palmetto Cash 5 Mega Millions Mega Ball and Mega Match 6. It notes Cash 4 Evening and Fantasy 5 draws were not released before presstime and directs readers to check Thursday edition for those results.
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